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if states don't act the federal government will step in. >>> there is a bill legalizing same sex civil unions that makes colorado the 18th state to allow some form of unions for same sex couples. >>> talk about being in the right place at the right time. a man in australia saved the life of a 2-year-old girl when he performed cpr on her at a supermarket. the baby's mother screamed for help when the toddler stopped breathing in the checkout lane. thankfully he was there. if you are feeling lucky this weekend you have time to pick up the winning powerball ticket before saturday night's drawing. i have to get mine. the jackpot is now $320 million. the sixth highest in powerball history and it is expected to grow. if you opt to take the lump sum, which i will when i win, you could walk away with just under $200 million. that's a nice thought. >>> speaking of money, good news and bad as investors head for the final trading day of the week. major indexes posted biggest losses in over three weeks thursday. for the month, all three major u.s. markets are up about 2%. on thursday, cyprus inspir
if states don't act the federal government will step in. >>> there is a bill legalizing same sex civil unions that makes colorado the 18th state to allow some form of unions for same sex couples. >>> talk about being in the right place at the right time. a man in australia saved the life of a 2-year-old girl when he performed cpr on her at a supermarket. the baby's mother screamed for help when the toddler stopped breathing in the checkout lane. thankfully he was there. if you...
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and i were talking about how miserable the state was, how miserable fiscal cliff locally and federal government was. today, after his efforts, after the efforts with governor brown are succeeding, after our local efforts here with all the propositions to create a good foundation, we now have the ability to get to really deliver on the promises of a shared economy for everyone. and guess what? we're going to be on the move. we're going to get the job done. this is no longer talk about wishes of things to happen. we actually have the ability to get it done and whether it's at the port, at the housing authority, at the city administrator's office of public works, at the puc, it's no longer about the lack of resources. it's about the will to get everybody included and get jobs to everybody and get the condition for people to succeed. so, on this day -- (applause) >> it's not just a celebration. let's us unite and get this job done for everybody. let's make sure we translate promises into real programs and reality so we can have more and more of our youth say to us, i'm going to be here, i'm going t
and i were talking about how miserable the state was, how miserable fiscal cliff locally and federal government was. today, after his efforts, after the efforts with governor brown are succeeding, after our local efforts here with all the propositions to create a good foundation, we now have the ability to get to really deliver on the promises of a shared economy for everyone. and guess what? we're going to be on the move. we're going to get the job done. this is no longer talk about wishes of...
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. >> catherine: the senate passed a compromise bill to fund the government through the end of september. it would avoid a partial federal shutdown -- and soften the blow of sweeping spending cuts. lawmakers have until march 27-th to approve a spending plan. the senate measure now heads to the house. yahoo has bought silicon valley startup -- "jybe." jybe was a mobile service that gathered people's recommendations about food and entertainment. it's now closing - and its five employees will work on mobile apps for yahoo. the deal marks yahoo's fourth such acquisition in the past five months. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at
. >> catherine: the senate passed a compromise bill to fund the government through the end of september. it would avoid a partial federal shutdown -- and soften the blow of sweeping spending cuts. lawmakers have until march 27-th to approve a spending plan. the senate measure now heads to the house. yahoo has bought silicon valley startup -- "jybe." jybe was a mobile service that gathered people's recommendations about food and entertainment. it's now closing - and its five...
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this wouldn't apply to the federal government. in the past law enforcement had concerned the warrant process could slow down investigation. leno tried to stop police from able to read your email and text messages from devices with you the governor vetoed. it is unclear what he will do with this proposal. >> dan: a legal victory for the family of a nine-year-old boy from red bluff. he fell to his death in lassen national park in 2009. they say the national park service is negligent because officials knew that a retaining wall was unsafe. they also found the top official ordered the destruction of evidence that would show negligence on part of her and members of her staff. >> they have decided to file criminal charges on the woman who lied about being raped on santa cruz campus. she said she was walking on a campus trail when she was beaten and assaulted last month. police issued a sketch of the suspect based on her description. we put it on the air. all of it turned out to be false. >> dan: not enough sidewalks narrow roads. neighb
this wouldn't apply to the federal government. in the past law enforcement had concerned the warrant process could slow down investigation. leno tried to stop police from able to read your email and text messages from devices with you the governor vetoed. it is unclear what he will do with this proposal. >> dan: a legal victory for the family of a nine-year-old boy from red bluff. he fell to his death in lassen national park in 2009. they say the national park service is negligent because...
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he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put together by congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. that plan would cut spending, defund the president's healthcare plan, and privatize medicare. >> repealing obama care means more jobs and lower healthcare costs for the american people. >> the first vote was about substance. the second was about keeping government open. we want to remove all doubt, that for whatever our disagreement on some of these bills, it was worth it. >> it leaves in place $85 billion in cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. >>> new at 10:00, a series of concerted
he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put...
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he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put together by congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. that plan would cut spending, defund the president's healthcare plan, and privatize medicare. >> repealing obama care means more jobs and lower healthcare costs for the american people. >> the first vote was about substance. the second was about keeping government open. we want to remove all doubt, that for whatever our disagreement on some of these bills, it was worth it. >> it leaves in place $85 billion in cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. >>> new at 10:00, a series of concerted
he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put...
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>>> and also in washington the house is expected to approve a huge budget today that will keep the government running for the next six months. the senate okayed the spending plan yesterday along party lines. it keeps intact those $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts, and that means hundreds of thousands of government workers can expect to be furloughed. >>> that cyberattack that paralyzed big banks and tv stations in south korea was traced to a chinese internet address. an initial investigation links it to at least one of the companies shut down by the computer crashes. north korea still the prime suspect. experts say hackers often launch attacks in other countries to hide their identities. >>> and back here at home two people are dead following a day-long standoff in ft. wayne, indiana. it started when a man pulled a woman off of a city bus and then fatally shot her. he then headed to a nearby house where he held a 3-year-old boy hostage for several hours. eventually a police sniper killed that man, and the child was taken away unharmed. >>> five former council members from the small t
>>> and also in washington the house is expected to approve a huge budget today that will keep the government running for the next six months. the senate okayed the spending plan yesterday along party lines. it keeps intact those $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts, and that means hundreds of thousands of government workers can expect to be furloughed. >>> that cyberattack that paralyzed big banks and tv stations in south korea was traced to a chinese internet address....
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. >>> and a san mateo dog owner filing a half million dollar lawsuit against the federal government after the park ranger tasered him for letting his pet run off leash. you may remember this, the man was detained for not having the dog on the leash, the running trail he was on was part of the golden gate national recreation area which requires the dogs to be on a leash. the accusations went further aft. the district attorney decided not to prosecute. >>> and an alameda county judge accused of stealing more than a million from an elderly neighbor resigned. just paul seeman was accused of stealing $1.6 million from an elderly neighbor in the hills for a 13-year period. prosecutors say he befriended the woman and handled her finances after her husband died in 1999. his attorney says resigning is what is best for the good of the court. a preliminary hearing is set for april 18th. >>> two long-term and well-own attorneys are accused of breaking the law. brooks and reid illegally interfered with the bidding process on a major construction contract. t turner's vice president has close ties with
. >>> and a san mateo dog owner filing a half million dollar lawsuit against the federal government after the park ranger tasered him for letting his pet run off leash. you may remember this, the man was detained for not having the dog on the leash, the running trail he was on was part of the golden gate national recreation area which requires the dogs to be on a leash. the accusations went further aft. the district attorney decided not to prosecute. >>> and an alameda county...
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. >> the senate has passed a huge spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. the bill would avoid a partial federal shutdown at the end of the month. a vote tomorrow in the house would send the measure to the president for his signature. it includes funding for the day-to-day operating budgets of every cabinet agency, and another 87- billion dollars for military operations in afghanistan and iraq. >> the unemployment rate for veterans dropped last year, according to a new labor report. but veterans still lag behind non-veterans in the job market. the jobless rate for veterans who served in the military since the 9-11 terror attacks dropped by two percent in 2012. >> rising gas prices are really taking a chunk out of people's monthly budgets. but now a bay area grocer is working with a local oil company -- to reduce prices at gas stations across northern california. kron 4's dan kerman explains. some relief in bay area pump prices -- but not much. here's what drivers are there are rewards points associated with purchasing groceries. heave and 20¢ less per gall
. >> the senate has passed a huge spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. the bill would avoid a partial federal shutdown at the end of the month. a vote tomorrow in the house would send the measure to the president for his signature. it includes funding for the day-to-day operating budgets of every cabinet agency, and another 87- billion dollars for military operations in afghanistan and iraq. >> the unemployment rate for veterans dropped last year,...
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the issue is can a government, state government, federal government, put gay people and straight people into separate categories, and give rights to one group, straight people, and withhold them from the other. that's the issue and on the other side, the defenders of proposition 8 will be saying look, the voters spoke on this issue, this is a political question, the court should stay out of it. if gay people want the right to vote, they should organize and do it through the political system, not through judges. >> attorney general harris, supporters in your state, california, of the ban there say that the issue is evolving in the public domain, the supreme court shouldn't step in now and short-circuit the democratic process and impose a 50 state solution. to that, you say? >> that there is a significance to the passage of time and no more time should pass on this issue. the reality is 61% of californians are in favor of same sex marriage. the united states supreme court since the 1880s has found 14 times that marriage is a fundamental right and for all of those reasons, we should allow
the issue is can a government, state government, federal government, put gay people and straight people into separate categories, and give rights to one group, straight people, and withhold them from the other. that's the issue and on the other side, the defenders of proposition 8 will be saying look, the voters spoke on this issue, this is a political question, the court should stay out of it. if gay people want the right to vote, they should organize and do it through the political system,...
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that new government study says 1 in 50 u.s. children has autism. that figure surpasses a previous government study that estimated autism in 1 in every 88 kids. researchers say the results don't necessarily mean that autism is occurring more often. but it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with problems. also, parents were surveyed in the second study, whereas the previous one relied on >> big tobacco companies are breathing a sigh of relief, tonight. the fda is scrapping a series of graphic warning labels for cigarettes after deciding not to challenge a court ruling that said the shocking images violated free-speech protections. these are some of those graphic images. they include a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat; a baby next to a cloud of smoke.and diseased the fda will propose new labels, but that could take a few years. according to the centers for disease control the percentage of adult americans who smoke has declined since 1965 from more than40% down to just under 19% in 20
that new government study says 1 in 50 u.s. children has autism. that figure surpasses a previous government study that estimated autism in 1 in every 88 kids. researchers say the results don't necessarily mean that autism is occurring more often. but it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with problems. also, parents were surveyed in the second study, whereas the previous one relied on >> big tobacco companies are breathing a sigh of...
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. >>> clergy from many faiths joined undocumented immigrants and calling on the government to provide a path to american citizenship for 11 million people. they packed the episcopal church of saint john the evangelist in the mission district. the crowd listened to the callgo co america's immigration system broken. one young woman hopes a clear path to citizenship will allow her a chance to put her journalism to greater work. >> a lot of people are working hard to get a career and they want to provide for their fa family and once you graduate from college, it is hard to work legally in the country. and that becomes a big stepping block in order to move forward. >> the san francisco organizing project says two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have been in the u.s. for more than a decade. >>> we are seeing some changes come our way. let's check in now with meteorologist leigh glaser and live doppler 7hd. >> well, at least we get one more dry day before the rain returns across the bay area. already starting to see some clouds. these are mainly high clouds. live doppler 7hd is not picking
. >>> clergy from many faiths joined undocumented immigrants and calling on the government to provide a path to american citizenship for 11 million people. they packed the episcopal church of saint john the evangelist in the mission district. the crowd listened to the callgo co america's immigration system broken. one young woman hopes a clear path to citizenship will allow her a chance to put her journalism to greater work. >> a lot of people are working hard to get a career and...
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a base spokesperson says that the government along with two victims has died. no names have been released, but authorities said the gunman was a staff member at office. the two victims were also marines. the base was put on a lot down, but that has since been lifted. >> this morning we are continuing to monitor the school threat that was made against the san mateo high school the force police to increase patrols near campus. the threat posted on the internet earlier this week. mentioned thursday is a date. kron4 will tran is live at aragon high school and tells us why police are still there. >> they're not certain whether or not it will be turned off. they will continue to patrol this area. they're not just relying on the police if they are also having security on campus over nice enough and does not happen before the students arrive. here is video of the scene from yesterday and reportedly have a the students were kept home by their parents because they were so concerned. in the meantime, investigators came and talked with the administrators and the students t
a base spokesperson says that the government along with two victims has died. no names have been released, but authorities said the gunman was a staff member at office. the two victims were also marines. the base was put on a lot down, but that has since been lifted. >> this morning we are continuing to monitor the school threat that was made against the san mateo high school the force police to increase patrols near campus. the threat posted on the internet earlier this week. mentioned...
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government is expanding a cyber security program. the program scans internet traffic headed in and out of defense contractors, but now the program is being expanded to include more private civilian run intersurprises. that means private sector employees at banks and transportation companies will have their e-mails and internet surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks. it follows a report earlier this month indicating cyber attacks are now more of a threat to the u.s. than terror attacks. >>> coming up at 8:53. cute little animals, but they're in danger of becoming extinct. more of the return of the popular sea otter exhibit at the monterey aquarium. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away
government is expanding a cyber security program. the program scans internet traffic headed in and out of defense contractors, but now the program is being expanded to include more private civilian run intersurprises. that means private sector employees at banks and transportation companies will have their e-mails and internet surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks. it follows a report earlier this month indicating cyber attacks are now more of a threat to the u.s. than terror...
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. >>> clergy from many faiths joined undocumented immigrants and calling on the government to provide a path to american citizenship for 11 million people. they packed the episcopal church of saint john the evangelist in the mission district. the crowd listened to the chicago congressman call america's immigration system broken. one young woman hopes a clear path to citizenship will allow her a chance to put her journalism to greater work. >> a lot of people are working hard to get a career and they want to provide for their family and once you graduate from college, it is hard to work legally in the country. and that becomes a big stepping block in order to move forward. >> the san francisco organizing project says two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have been in the u.s. for more than a decade. >>> we are seeing some changes come our way. let's check in now with meteorologist leigh glaser and live doppler 7hd. >> well, at least we get one more dry day before the rain returns across the bay area. already starting to see some clouds. these are mainly high clouds. live doppler 7hd is
. >>> clergy from many faiths joined undocumented immigrants and calling on the government to provide a path to american citizenship for 11 million people. they packed the episcopal church of saint john the evangelist in the mission district. the crowd listened to the chicago congressman call america's immigration system broken. one young woman hopes a clear path to citizenship will allow her a chance to put her journalism to greater work. >> a lot of people are working hard to...
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a government survey of parents shows one in 50 school children in the u.s. has autism. that is significantly higher than a previous estimate. and there is also a significant new clue about autism. abc's dr. richard besser explains more. >> reporter: now another clue into a possible cause of autism, grandfathers age. researchers in sweden have found that the older a grandfather was when he had children, the more likely those children would be to have children with autism. for fathers the risk went up 1.8 times. for mothers the risk went up 1.7 times. it is already known that one piece of the puzzle of autism is the age of the father, starting at age 30. take ray civo. >> let's figure out if there is a genetic factor. >> reporter: his sons oscar and hugo both have autism with different struggles from reading to social interactions. moms pass on few dna mutations. but dads pass on an average of 25 new mutations at age 20. increasing to 65 mutations at age 40 and so on. the more dna mutations, the greater the risk of autism. what does this have to do with grandfathers? >> w
a government survey of parents shows one in 50 school children in the u.s. has autism. that is significantly higher than a previous estimate. and there is also a significant new clue about autism. abc's dr. richard besser explains more. >> reporter: now another clue into a possible cause of autism, grandfathers age. researchers in sweden have found that the older a grandfather was when he had children, the more likely those children would be to have children with autism. for fathers the...
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is very clear that they have to respect their proper arm of the government. >> reporter: councilmember larry reid denies the interfering accusations. he claims he was only making sure minority contractors were apart of the bidding process for work at the oakland army base.councilmember desley brooks was not available for comment. as for potential consequences: the district attorney's office and a state political fairness commission will review the case and if the council members are charged and *convicted in a courtroom.they would immediately lose their jobs. >> catherine: in less than a week.cash will be a thing of the past at the golden gate bridge. all-electronic tolling begins next wednesday. kron4's maureen kelly shows us the preparations to get the bridge ready for the big switch. >> reporter: sparks fly as workers weld new signs onto the golden gate bridge toll plaza. this one explains the difference in pricing under the new system.fastrak users paying only 5 dollars.and those who sign up for the pay by plate systemwhich allows users to pay as they go.will be charged the standar
is very clear that they have to respect their proper arm of the government. >> reporter: councilmember larry reid denies the interfering accusations. he claims he was only making sure minority contractors were apart of the bidding process for work at the oakland army base.councilmember desley brooks was not available for comment. as for potential consequences: the district attorney's office and a state political fairness commission will review the case and if the council members are...
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the nobe thousand government workers can expect every furloughs over the next six months. the house met yesterday to keep the government running for the next six months but left and placed $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. the spending authorization is on its way to the white house for president obama signature. and is spending bill passed by congress continues requirement for six they may all live delivery. some lawmakers about the officials say that the plans to cut saturday service should proceed. last month above service said it was which in august of five base service for the first class mail a continues six-day package delivery. they argue that they will still won't have a delivery over six days with the difference is that is not all mail delivered all six days. >> tracking hot spots as morning standing off and san jose were we still have to lanes of interstate 280 shut down in the southbound direction tying up the traffic. as best man to 80 southbound and 280 northbound. southbound is back to the guadalupe parkway. bilobate parkway
the nobe thousand government workers can expect every furloughs over the next six months. the house met yesterday to keep the government running for the next six months but left and placed $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. the spending authorization is on its way to the white house for president obama signature. and is spending bill passed by congress continues requirement for six they may all live delivery. some lawmakers about the officials say that the plans...
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the syrian government and the government rebels are blaming each other for the attack yesterday. >>> i reaffirmed to president peres a as i will throughout my visit -- peres, as i will throughout my visit, that the state of israel will have no greater friend than the united states. >> president obama is in israel. he just spoke with shimon peres. president peres says he trusts the u.s. policy to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> flames are flaring up again over in bethel island. a fire that burned two houses overnight just flared up again. the fire started about 2:30 this morning on taylor road. it's been burning for hours. ktvu's claudine wong is right there with the very latest. what's going on? >> reporter: when we last checked in with you at 8:00, we looked like the fire was out but the chief said it was still hiding and sure enough, it was still smoking and in the last 20 minutes you saw flames coming through the roof. i just talked to the fire chief and he said we're gonna put more where the on it. we've had a ton of water, thousands of gallons of water on this ho
the syrian government and the government rebels are blaming each other for the attack yesterday. >>> i reaffirmed to president peres a as i will throughout my visit -- peres, as i will throughout my visit, that the state of israel will have no greater friend than the united states. >> president obama is in israel. he just spoke with shimon peres. president peres says he trusts the u.s. policy to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> flames are flaring up again...
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the syrian government and the government rebels are blaming each other for the attack yesterday. >>> i reaffirmed to president peres a as i will throughout my visit -- peres, as i will throughout my visit, that the state of israel will have no greater friend than the united states. >> president obama is in israel. he just spoke with shimon peres. president peres says he trusts the u.s. policy to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> flames are flaring up again over in bethel island. a fire that burned two houses overnight just flared up again. the fire started about 2:30 this morning on taylor road. it's been burning for hours. ktvu's claudine wong is right there with the very latest. what's going on? >> reporter: when we last checked in with you at 8:00, we looked like the fire was out but the chief saiditwas still hiding and sure enough, it was still smoking and in the last 20 minutes you saw flames coming through the roof. i just talked to the fire chief and he said we're gonna put more where the on it. we've had a ton of water, thousands of gallons of water on this home
the syrian government and the government rebels are blaming each other for the attack yesterday. >>> i reaffirmed to president peres a as i will throughout my visit -- peres, as i will throughout my visit, that the state of israel will have no greater friend than the united states. >> president obama is in israel. he just spoke with shimon peres. president peres says he trusts the u.s. policy to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> flames are flaring up again...
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the federal government. frederick is one of 238 towers at small and medium airports the faa may close because of forced spending cuts. >> we are awarded the money and, you know, ten months later they say you don't need a tower here. so it's the world of mixed messages. >> reporter: in florida the government also givette and takette away, 1.8 million in stimulus money went to construct this new tower at oprah locka. $1 million for this tower in st. petersberg. now all on the chopping block. >> it looks to be -- >> this navy veteran has been clearing pilots for takeoff and landing for the past 11 years. it's all she knows. >> scary because i'm going to have to figure out something else to do for an income. it means i'm going on unemployment and that's the only income i'll have for me and my daughter. >> reporter: while airports will remain open, she says closing towers affects safety. >> there's going to be close calls, there's going to be midairs, there's going to be a runway accident. >> some pilots agree. >
the federal government. frederick is one of 238 towers at small and medium airports the faa may close because of forced spending cuts. >> we are awarded the money and, you know, ten months later they say you don't need a tower here. so it's the world of mixed messages. >> reporter: in florida the government also givette and takette away, 1.8 million in stimulus money went to construct this new tower at oprah locka. $1 million for this tower in st. petersberg. now all on the chopping...